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SAIC and Qingtao start up first phase of their solid-state battery plant in Kunshan

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SAIC, the Chinese group that owns MG, and Qingtao Energy inaugurated the first phase of their solid-state battery plant in Kunshan, near Shanghai, after eight months of construction that began in December 2025. The plant covers about 128,000 square metres and this first stage will be able to produce 10 GWh per year. Total investment amounts to 8 billion yuan, about 1.04 billion euros, through Qingtao Power, a company of HASCO and Qingtao. Output will go mainly to the group's electrified cars.

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  • The first phase of the Kunshan plant will be able to produce 10 GWh of batteries per year.
  • Total investment is 8 billion yuan, about 1.04 billion euros.
  • The complex covers about 128,000 square metres, with clean rooms and hazardous chemical warehouses.
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